Deroller v. Powell

Deen, Presiding Judge.

B. J. Deroller, executor under the will of J. Frank Jordan, brought suit against J. B. Powell claiming that Powell was indebted to the decedent in the amount of $5,920.50 on an open account. At the close of plaintiffs evidence the trial court directed a jury verdict in favor of defendant. Plaintiff appeals from the dismissal of his motion for a new trial and from the judgment on the verdict.

At trial, plaintiffs sole witness was Roy Williams who testified that he worked for Jordan at Union Gin & Warehouse and that his duties were to keep a record of accounts in a daily…